Published: 12:37 AM, 16 October 2026
BGB ensures security at 1,800 border-area puja mandaps
The paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is working to ensure security at around 1,800 Durga Puja mandaps located within eight kilometres of the country's borders.
BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui disclosed this today while visiting the historic Ramna Kali Temple in the capital to review security arrangements and coordinate with the concerned authorities ahead of SharadiyaDurga Puja.
During the visit, he extended greetings to members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the festival and exchanged views with the president and other members of the Ramna Kali Temple Universal Puja Celebration Committee, according to a press release issued on Thursday evening.
The BGB chief said the force was working in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, following directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, to ensure security during the festival.
He said BGB personnel had already visited the border-area puja mandaps and coordinated with the leaders of the respective celebration committees.
To strengthen security at mandaps located far from BGB border outposts (BOPs), the force has planned to establish 18 base camps, he said.
Necessary measures have also been taken in coordination with police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure security at puja mandaps near BGB headquarters, regional headquarters, sector headquarters and battalion headquarters, he added.
Siddiqui said a round-the-clock control room had been set up at BGB headquarters to monitor security at the mandaps and facilitate prompt coordination.
The 'Sharadiya Surokkha App' will also allow concerned people to contact law enforcement agencies in case of any problem or emergency, he said.
The BGB director general said the force was prepared to respond to any untoward incident, adding that information gathering, risk assessment and security measures were being strengthened in coordination with intelligence agencies.
BGB members were performing their duties with professionalism and dedication to ensure that Durga Puja could be celebrated peacefully and in a festive atmosphere across the country, he added.Senior BGB officials, including the additional director general for operations and training and the Dhaka sector commander, accompanied the BGB chief during the visit.
